Modular planting system

Abstract

A modular planting system for growing a plurality of plants arranged in a vertical column. The inventive device includes a plurality of modular planting units which may stacked together at various relative angular orientations to form a vertical column. Each of the modular planting units includes a center column having a pair of plant receptacles projecting from both sides of the center column. A mounting flange extends downwardly from a lowermost portion of the center column and is arranged for reception within an uppermost potion of a center column of another planting unit. In addition, a water system for dispensing water to each of the individual plant receptacles, and supporting structure for supporting the system in a vertical orientation is also provided.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 
     
       1. A new modular planting system comprising: at least one planting unit including a rectangular center column, a top end and a bottom end with at least one pair of rectangular lateral receptacles extending from opposed sides of said center column, a mounting flange extending downwardly from said center column, said mounting flange being receivable within another column of another planting unit so as to couple said planting unit to said another planting unit, said center column being substantially hollow with said lateral receptacles being in communication through said hollow center column, whereby a continuous volume of plant growing medium can extend from a first one of the lateral receptacles through said center column to a second one of the lateral receptacles, a soil retainer for each unit removably supported across a lowermost portion of said center column to accommodate the pair of lateral receptacles, said soil retainer including a drain hole extending therethrough, said soil retainer being shaped so as to define angled floor portions which cooperate to guide water and other fluid through said drain hole extending through said soil retainer, said planting unit including a front wall spaced from a rear wall, the front and rear walls being identical in shape and each including a rectangular portion having a pair of oppositely extending triangular wings fixedly secured to said rectangular portion, a pair of spaced upper side walls orthogonally extending between said rectangular portions of said front and rear walls, a pair of medial side walls orthogonally extending between said walls orthogonally extending between said rectangular portions of said front and rear walls; and,   a supporting structure means for supporting said modular planting system in a substantially vertical orientation.